Tubular Eyes of Deep-Sea Fishes: A Comparative Study of Retinal Topography

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 335-357

  Collin, S P ^a   Hoskins, R V ^a   Partridge, J C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deep sea; Evolution; Retina; Retinal ganglion cells; Topography; Vision, fish

Indexed keywords

COSCINODISCOPHYCEAE; PISCES;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CELL COUNT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; HISTOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA GANGLION CELL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; CELL COUNT; EVOLUTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISHES; PHYLOGENY; RETINA; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0031299123     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000113345     Document Type: Article

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